Cash-register.



E. J. VON PEIN CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.16.110,

1 78,704. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATIONFILED SEPT.16,1910,

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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CASH REGISTER. APPLIOATIUN FILED SEPT. 16, 1910,

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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APPLIOATIOIN FILED $EPT.16J 1910. 1,073,704. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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WITNESSES. l/E/VTOI'? m ATTORNE Y E. J, VON PEIN.

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED SBPT.1G,1910,

Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

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APPLIOATLON FILED SEPT. 16, 1910,

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CASH REGISTER.

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WITNESSIS: INVENTOI? M a a ATTORNEY- proved means for transmitting power to v onrrnn STATES rnirnns curios.

EDWARD J. VON :PEIN, OF DAYTON, OHIO. ASSIGNO'R T0 THE NATIUNAL CAEJH RZEGZQ TIER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIQ, A GOEPGRATIQN GE 01510, (INCQRPORATEH IN CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept 23, 1913.

Applicatlbn flled September 16, 1910. Serial Ho. 5823M.

Th all whom it and concern Be it known that I, EDWARD J. VON Pom, a citizen of the United States. residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certein new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cash registers, and has among its objects to provide imsuch machines.

Gash registers driven by.electric motors are"knowri in the art,' but many of such motor driven machines einploy some type of clutching mechanism to connect the motor to the main operating mechanism of the machine, with the object of preventing strain to the machine parts as such parts reach their normal or home position. The present construction employs a gear connection including an intermediate element which may he obstructed by brake mechanism, such as a ratchet, the cmbodiment shown. In this construction the in termcdicte element is a planetary gear which is free normally to revolve around its central gear, but which when its revolution is obstructed, may transmit power to the machine parts.

Another object of the iin'cntionis to pro- I ride an improved check delivering apparahis by which checks are delivered on edge extending uiaward and convenient to the oberutor or customer.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cash drawer opening mechanism which is supplied with power by the main operating mechanism oi the machine rather than. manually applied power upon clos' ing the cash drawer. this arrangement in motor driven machines less manually applied power is required.

Another object of the invention is to provide an indicator screen mechanism operec in to cover the indicator screens partly on y when the totalizer selecting device is operated and to cover the indicators co1npletely during the oeration of the main driving mechanism 0 the machine. the 1atter being; a. usual condition. The pur ocse a of thus partly covering the indicatiomjsmot to destroy an indication by the mere (spew:

tion of the selecting device, while guarding; against fraudulent operation or" the ma chine. For example; flashes have been constructed to move to covering position Whenever the selecting device is adj usted for the purpose of making" such tact known, was possible without such an arrangementfor an operator to cause the amount of the sale to be added to another operators totalizcr and then quickly to adjust the selecting device to his own position exposing his own initial and thereby escape detection in such fraudulent operation. Theprcsent arrangement While serving to malce known an unnecessary or improper operation of the sclccting device still permits viewing ali the indicators including the initial indicator. This a preferable arrangement in that it enables operators to set the selecting devices guided by the indicator.

A further object of the inventionis to pro-- vide an indicator which is controlled by a second indicator in such manner that the first indicator may be moved to indiceting position only after movement to a predetermined extent by the second indicator. As shown the construction is designed to chose movement of shigher value indicator, for tens ,of shillings in the particular emhodimenttiiscloscd, when. a lower value indicator. vii n, units or shillings, has heen given ten increments of movement. from its normal or zero position. By such a construction a separate differential mechanism for adjusting the first or higher value indicator is not n eded. v

With these and incidental objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in appended claims, and referred form of embodiment of which Is 1i; rema tb'er r r r descrihed with reiiereiic'c to the drawings which accompany and form part 01* the specification.

d drawings: Figure 1; is a. front elevation of a css'h register embody ii'rvention hut. ii iii the in].

l cabinet omitted.

and the printing mechanism which is usually at the right or the machine, and the 2 is s transverse vertical section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is en en larged detail of the indicator mechanism also shown in l! 3. Fig. 5 is s longitudi no.1 vertical section of the indicator mechanism taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. i. is .a detail of indieatoi' screen mechanism. Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section of the machine taken on a line 7"( of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a left side elevation of the machine but with the multiple totslizcrs omitted. Fig. 9 is a detail in transverse vertical section shoving the cash drawer an l its oper ating mechanism. Fig. 10- is a rear elevation of the cash drawer operating mechanism. shown in Fig. 9. 1.1. is 2. right side elevation of the machine showing the pi'inting mechanism and :1 check delivei'ing device. Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical" section of the machine taken at the left of the hunk of transsction keys and shows the inechzmism controlled by these keys for closing the mo tor switch and moving a stop into the path of an element of the planetary gear transmission device. iFig. 18 is scletsil in rear elevation showing the motor and its connec tion to the driving mechanism of the cash register. Fig. 14% is s vei'tical section of the planetary gear transmission device. 15 is a front elevation of the device shown in Fig. 14.

In the drawings ments areshown applie to a machine of the type shown in the patents to Cleol ancl Reinhard No. 580,37 8 granted April 13,1897, Carroll No. 754049, granted March 8. 1%? These patents describe s cash. register having a. plurality of oscillating segment gems which are controlled differentially in theii movement by a. plurality of depressihle value keys and serve to set indicators, actuate totelizing devices and; to set type Wheels in the printing mechanism. A number of totalizers are mounted on a. feel and an adjustable lever is provided for rotating: the reel to bring any one of the reel totslizecs into cooperative relation. with the actuating mechanism. The patent "to Von loin n0. 938.52? granted Nov. '2, 1969, may be here referred to also.

The printing mechanism is arranged to print records of transactions on a. strip of paper contained in the machine, and on checks which Etlffi issued by the ma hine. As before ststeti. one of: the niesen improvs ments is a device fox tshi w he from. omntm ineclmiiisn fillYQll. l D J them to an opecator ciiston w desi- In the drawings this check clsli anism is shown wronged for C1 checks at the OPQFZJCOK S side of the the present improvechinc, hot it may he reversed. for (ieiivei'ing checks at the of the machine convenient to customers.

hc connections between the motor noel iii. driving mechanism in the present instance (lines from what has been employed in prior art in that a planetary trans mission device is suhstituteti for s clutch mechanism.

The machine shown is adsptecl for British currency but this is merely by we} of illustration and it may readily be employed for currency of other systems.

Referring to the drawings, the drive shaft 10 oi? the machine is caused to make one rotation upon each operation. It is suitably connected by cranks and s pitmsn (not shown in the di'swings) to a. shaft 11 23) causing this shaft to oscillate forwardly and bsclnvnrdly an invariable extent at each operation of the machine. The she'tt ll carries segments anti. the patents previousiy specified describe how these segments ore ltzilCl'iGLl to and unlatchetl from segment gears l for the purpose of causing the segment gems to he oscillated (lifif'ercnt extents upon the operation of the machine as determined by the particuin-i value keys which depressed. Each segment gear 4 meshes with an intermediate gear 5 2) and through this gem" transmits its liffercir t ial movements to the main 0i cash totalizei' 6 1 anti 6) and also to the indicators 7, 8, and. 9 (Fig. 1); Each intermefiiate gear, with the exception of the intermediate gear 152-. which is conti'oliecl in its movement by the shiliings hank, meshes with s. pinion ltifsst to one of the inciicntor drums 'Z or 8. The indicators antlfs are double the number of the intermedietegears 5 each indicstoi 7 being gezirezl to its companion indicator 8 of the sonic denominational order, by shafts is, pinions 15. aim-ms h sl'isfts Vi, and. gears 16 fixed to the indicator] olrui'n tons fni-nishing 'nsusi front and back indicator. I

A. single indicator 1? serves for the clerks initials and accordingly is provided with two sets of characters. This indicator can ries a gm? 1% which meshes with n pinion 1i Frees; to s shaft :20 which also carries a. pinion 21 meshing with intern'ietiiste s... rigid with pinion which in turn meshes with an intermediate gear, not shown, COElillOllECl in i" movement by tctsiizez' selecting lever Ti l.

indicator screen-it is customary in so? i is type to provide screens preventabs miscperate the machine intentionally and then. by a quick depression of the selection device cause the screen to more to a pose tion concealing the indicators and thus tending to concealhis manipulation of the machine. The present construction provides an improved screening mechanism whereby when the selecting device is operated the screen will move partially to concealing position, thus indicating by its partial movement. that the selecting; device has been 011 eratcd and yet permitting the indicators to be viewed.

In the present machine the selecting mechanism is shown in Fig. 8, and comprises a manually adjustable lever 74 loosely jo-urnaled on shaft '11 and connected through gearing to a shaft 72). as shown, whichshai't served to position certain totelizers for oporation as is fully described inthe patents referred to. h'lounted on this lever-74 is a thumb grip 80 adapted to depress a plunger 84 carrying a lug or projection 87. This projection engages and moves a segment- 88 pivoted on two arms, the upper one 91 of whiclris itself pivoted on a pin 93 and has fastthereto a rearwardly extending arm 94. Connected by a pin and slot connection to this arm 94 a latch rmitrolling lever 96. This much of the construction found on the prior machine.

Turning now to Fig. (i it will be seen that the screens 55 and 38 are carried on an arm 37 and are normally drawn to concealing position by a spring The main shaft is provided with a cam 41. in the groove to of which r .lcs on nnti-ifr H1 roller 39 On a. pitman fldvthis nitnian being fastened to a driving arm Fast to the screen arm 37 is a Hfinent Z-lil and on ti segment is pivoted a hitch 7.1 harin projections and 76. and 'i'. re nortnni 'ioeition of the parts the pmju. r. llama-e on the driving arm hv llu'tlifilliill'lg movement of the en. llhen the selecting mechanism of i i S is actuated the upper end (i lei-2r in? .rnoves 'ir,u .'ardly and a flange 9S thereon will engage the latch 71 and release it from the a an T2, whereupon the spring 73 wil rock the screen in an :intimlockwise direction until 18: lower proiection Ti; one 1 s the flan e on arm 72. Thus it will be seen that the movement of the selecting lever causes the partinl movemrnt of: the screen toward coneealiiuz gin-- eurugh extent to cause the flange on arm 72- to pass above and engage the upper projection 75 on latch 71. During the latter part of the operation, the pitman 38 rises again thus forcing the screen hack to the exhibiting position of Fig. 6 and again tensioning sprin' 7 3.

Iii/50mm nwc/mm'smt-Tlie indicating mechanism of the machine except that em ployed in connection with the shillings bank of keys, is of the usual construction and therefore need not he described. This bank of shillings keys, however, includes 19 keys and the full stroke of segment 4 is therefore divided into 19 units. As in the other cases the intermediate 5 meshes with the segment l for this bank but the intermediate also meshes with the pinion 1.2, shown in Fig. 2,

this meshing in turn with a pinion 24 of half its size. The latter pinion 24 is fastened rigidly to the units of shilling indicator whereby the angular movement of said indicatm- 25 is twice as great as the angular movement of any of the other indicators for an equal extent of movement of the respective segment 4. Therefore the full extent of movement of the shillings seg ment 4 will" rotate the indicator 25 nineteen units or one unit less than two rotations.

The indicator 25 indicates t ward the front of he machine and a comp..nion indicator 26 indicates toward the rear of the machine. these two indicators being both fast on shaft 28 so as to move together. The tens of shillings indicators 29 and 30 are connected together by e plate 32 and are loosely journaled on the shaft 28. They have no direct connection with the segments 4 but are instead driven one unit of movement when the units of shillings indicators 2b and 26 are given one complete rotation 01' more. To ,rovide this one unit movement the tens of s iillings indicators are constructed to he spring driven toward indicating position under control of the unit shillings indicators and to be restored to normal or non-exhibiting position by the screen mechanism previously described. Referring now to Figs; 3 and +t it will be seen that the intermediate your (:i' the shillings hank hes fast thereto a companion gear 42, connected to it by a sleeve or huh 43. This gear 42 carries a curved plate l-e upon its side extending about 180 degrees. of its circumference and having two curved surfaces 45 and 4H3 at different distances from the center of the gear and of substantially equal annular length; An arm {it is carried loosely on a rod and is provided with a roller 47 positioned to ride on the outer edge of the arm 44. Connected to an upward extension ot, this arm is a spring 54; the other end of which is fast to a disk; 53 secured to the tens of shillings indicator. This disk 53 isprovided with two shonlf rs 52 and 57 and a projection 51 of normally engages projection 52 as of the tima the am; EL-9 Iiw shzihng miwatoy may 130% 5i, less tbs ,dge 45 away A K. may mm:

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a movement 4 n sufiiclem edge 4- piaiie 4% pmses under 1'01 ihe spzing may l A men rock $119 ,1 anus marrying @113 pmjectio-n 53 a" gecicmn tens Sills psifiiml and in deified fin-es 121 its wnceahn posifigm, ym} the screen is pr svidad Wii the prelim Q01 extem iing acmss the paiziz 1m 32 which comwcts the two tm Thus it 1 11 be seen mgwed from "53h i positing it. WI

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. m v 1* 1 'sion and at'gsmre it is normixi gm same yreveming. it, from being viewed. the en; m: apemizim; 0f the ma chine flu; again rises 5.21:3 if, at this 55 been iewezml the tans ith the screen and bring his numeral to ex wing pessition. A? the hEginning; of the REA; spa-radium the semen will restore the tens 0i indi Qatar to its normal ex zero pusiiiou wheres-i1: it W111 E24: latched: by the 5). flask drzswef- QPZWZifi f GFZEGfiJ cash drawer 101 2 L with a brackefi 182 on ifs is pivoted a dry 31' rest fling pawl 103 acting with :1 in 5 on an mm 105 t0 shaft 106 jourmfied in suitable has; 'ngs 10! fastened m film base piate 168 of the machine. A spring 10:9 110. y laoids the pa, in the position Silo the pawl be; 21g pm write-3C2 .frmn Ciiiiig farther 3. flmn this 1305,. :11 by 6. NEW M 110 ubs pawa. The mm 16:) 1e: axmnged to be rocked forwardky inks engager eni; wiih bPiLCkB/Q 102 at (3 min period 0f the ape/m. tion of the machine qfm: the pulpsse of driving the drawer to its ape-n posifiion. The haft in which ths arm 195 is securi'ed is pmw Willi;

vide. with a coil spring 111 f0! urging the .over shafi l0 and at its lower end i$ pivotal v an mm 115 rigidly secured tithe shaft 1.06. The drive "la-ft 10 rotates lD thi-Z dlrection inmai'eci 2y arrow 2.1?) (Flg. 9) and i V ggggsgquggp'giy W11; carry 62,111 112 {HI/3 Sf engagement with taller 113 3m beginning of its and at the am! of its rotation ifxe cam will grzuiuafiy return pitman 114; in its nm'mal positiozq consequenily tensioning the spring 11.1 reafly f0 mmthm' operation m the x'vmchine, The cash izaweris incv'ed to its i m? @1021 by hand? but 1101; againsi spring smisiun as usuafly he (3: absence spring pressme an the a in inmr pcsiiinn penuits m "min the (irawez' in its inner Whlifi being gm shaped as 0 p9 da'awez" '50 be mammfiy drawn to Bifinn.

I'mfir daZ ueri'ng; m'cima-z vlma.--As 89 plate desvription of Hm priming 221cc in be found in the put'esl; to Carroli, n'law timed abuvi it will not in? have repmzmd 1 2 being 'hought that 11H Hmfi HHQSMUIV 0 in regard. in it in the present app icatinn i. that the check paper is fed out 0% the prim, imiwhmisnl at the paint 11? I 11) i: ween type mrriers 11.8 and a pin an 211 43 a shamin 51min: 1L5). The novel vim/3k ieiivcring ah .w comprh-zai: a lave pi?" (1 0626 in the mam-him: ll-mm 0.2;. a, pin 1% and having pivoijeal mi its #mwr and a check gzippmg device Ahsve its pimi the u levu' is pivotaiiy m'nncc-icui an actuafing piiman YLnQ-QEESU to pisffin 12%: 1f 5, 49 dash pot $25 for yvguiat fin speed of return mow 11f u? the lever '12:? aftaay having bean avfmat (i by the piimzu 1533. The return ZEIUWJSEM 1&1 0??? H10. waver 126' to NS mater moan-inn as smnm in 5 1!, is acenmpiished jby a spring; axcanding between 2L pin 1% 0n the lever and a pin w the side faame 0 U machine Cihe pitmml 123 is ed. $0 i J l'fiever in fine opposite i228 securecl to a gem: 129

1am mash .33 he? firive shaft As skated the gripping devim 1s ivonia? 0 iever 120 on a pinlfill mac is adapted the lever 120 mwes mam/Md to mints an I the clips 131 {we at the rear of the gripping devica and ii position. to engage a check at theiopening 117. T6 cause such rotation 21 Sign, 13? is pmvied in he gripping; device and rollers ,1385' 1339 and 140 are mounted on 'thg machine frame, the rolkr 135$.being normally in Lhe slot 13"? as shown.' When the lever 120 moves ma Ward the gripping device rocks a'found and slides on roller 138 and the. curved Bilge 1312 finally engages and rides over mllers 139 and H0 thus preventing further rotatian of the gripping device. At the reai'most position arml fifi engages statimmry projgctin 156 and separates clip 132 fwm clip 131, so 1P0 Cit in ent es aroiuid it." [limit 1811 the check if tin. .l p aced inn il'istant ally H}')1*'l {l1tPO- Sli lfl? convenient. to the operatofis hand.

ilfol or com'rollfng (larder and fininuwm ssion moo/1oz i- -Ono tank of the keys 1 (Fig ifs) is 'slidahly mounted in the guiding trans of the z'na l'iino in a usual manner. that they are t iressihle against the ant'ion ot' rewriting 1 rings and are provided with inolined lugs for meeting with inclined lugs 1411 of a sr s nieutal detent 14:2. The deteni is ormally held in its lower position as shown in l- 12 by a spring 113 and when a key iilepressed is moved upwardly during the initial n'ioi'einent oi the low. The deient movidod with a; roller and a p n 1-1; respectively Cll-iliillllg with exteiuziarns 1113 and 1 27 of a lever 148 pivted to the frame of the l'l'lilCl'liI1(-.\ on a stud f'i ring K) normally urges the lover "a into engagement with the pins '144- and and when the segment 142 moves up erd the lever 1 18 may rock around its pivot lilso that a nose 151 of the same is moved 13o the path of an arm 152 fast on the dine shaft. 10 consequently providing for the restoring of lever 148 by arm 152 at the end of the rotation of the. shaft. The lever He. a s nirries a stop pawl 153 normally in engagemhntwith a square pin 1:34: on an arm 1; Fast to n shaft 156. This shaft controls HLWLP-I' switch closing mechanism and the up 'sl lflil of a planetary gear transmission heiue i the inotor and drive shaft 10., A spring); 1' 7 normally urges shaft 156 to rock in the direction indicated by an arrow 158 and w en the lever 1-18 is permitted to rock as deserihwl hy the operation of detent 142, eerry the pawl away from pin 154, the spring 157 causes a rocking movementv .i' shaft 1536 thereby through an arm 159 (Fig. 13) Fast on sh ft 156 rot-hing an arm 143% in the direction indicated by arrow 161 as the urn: 1639. pivoted on a stud 162, carries a pin 16?; extending aeross the upper edge of min 159. The arm may extend over a roller lfwi pinned to a switch operating arm 185 and conseguently when the arm 160 is rot-lied. reu e toe snitch operating arm to he recited dnnnwnrdly around its pivot 166. i The arm 165 may r-arry a block of insi'ilatiugx i materiel H37 i'or engagement with sprint contact :itl'll lflS 168 so that the ineuihei. 168 will he rocked into contact with fixed contact ineinhers Hi9 to which the motor ter 2 e ed pawl 171 for eo-aeting 1 secured to one of the transmission gears 7 s a di l: 17;; which is partly cut away at 174 and in which cut away part normally rests a roller 175 carried by an arm secured to the arm 160. transmission inieehanism is prevented from operating and the machine is locked by the roller 175 until the pawl 171 is in engagement with the ratchet 172. The pawl 171 is allowed certain independent rocking movement against the action of a spring'178 so that the arm 176 may he rocked well clear of the clislt173 beiore the rocking movement of the arm 180 is positively stopped by the pawl 171 engaging the brake or ratcl let 172.

The motor armature is indicated by the numeral. 179. worm 180 meshing with a Worm Wheel-181, loosely journaled on a short shaft 182 and 3 rigid with pinion 183 meshing with a pair of pinions 18 i and185 journaled in a drum shaped frame 186. This latter is rigidly secured. to the ratchet 172 and is loosely joub na-led on sleeves 187 and 188 respectively surrounding part of the surface of pinions 189 and 183. with the bevel pinion 177 which meshes with a bevel gear 190 test on drive shaft 10. Eeeh pinion 181i and 185 is fast to a pinion 95 191 and 192, the latter meshing with intermediate pinions 193 and 19 1 also loosely jourualed in the frame 186 and eaeh meshing with the pinion 189. l vith the stop 171 in engagement with the ratchet 171 this plune- 100 thry gear arrangement results in rotation of the Worm wheel 181 being transmitted to the bevel. gear 177 by the pinion 183 through pinions 184 and 185, 191 and 192, 193 and 19 1, to thepinion 189, which is rigid with 1135 the bevel gear 177. The pinions which dom- Inunicate rotation from the pinion 183 to the pinion 189 are thus compelled to rotate around fixed centers rotating the bevel gear 177 and by means of it the drive shaft; 1 However, if paw] 171 is Withdrawn from en- ,Q agement with ratchet 172 the casing 186 is free to revolve on its hearings and con sequently continued operation of the motor would then result in the intermediate pin: 115 ions 184, 191 and 19 :3, and 185, idly rolling around pinions 183 and 189. It Will be readily understood thai the reason for using the intermediate pinions 193, 194 is foiun'l in the direction of movement ofuu main shaft 10 as compared With the motor. if either turned in the opposite direction these pinions would not be used.

7 .70 lonsequent y Its shaft carries rigidly a The pinion 18!).is integral 192 and 194 The planetary gear arrangementis adi'iillilftQQfillS in. that to stop the drivingtneoh- 125 auism of the ash register Without a sudden inr. without inunedintely stopping the motor, ii is only n stop from the hran e or ratchet at a certain time before the driving; mechanism of the 133 inry to Withdraw the arm 1510 also or;

1 planetary gear deter reeches its home position thus the compete inmeehenisrn tinder. its own momentum. "inc motor switch may be opened siinulteneously with the disengagement of the stop from the ratchet, the motor being then tree fired ally to come to The driving ineelcinism positively stopped soon :is practicable after the disconnection of the motor and the driving" mechanism. and the op ot the motor switch. Dori the op tron the driving mechanism the dish 1Y3 h y co-oceing with the roller 1Y5, prevents' withdraiwsl oi stop 171 permit ting the stop to be Withdrevvn only when the cut away part of the disk arrives opposite the roller W5 when shaft, 10 completes its single rotation, The return movement of arm 160, shaft 156 and arms carried thereby when permitted by the disk 173 is accomplished a earn 200 on shaft "16 enroller 201 carried by an arm. 202 fast to the Sdfift This movement of eets on coming of the motor circuit by permitting switches 168 to move out of'contact the contacts The description of this mechanism has included a statement of the switch closing device but clearly the gear connection is of utility whether the circuit is also closed. or not, and other means may be employed to close the circuit at each operation or the motor may be permitted to run continuously, so, too, other forms of motors may be employed not using electricity.

The form of brake or obstructing meclm nism shown provides av positive stop for the L at obviously any device which will retard or stop the gear whether gradually or suddenly may be utilized and. all such re considered to he Within the scope of the invention machine the reel totelizer selecting lever '2 is adjusted to the desired position and the desired ire l. depressed. The adjustment of the lever 7i permits the indicator screens partly to cover the indicetors and the depression of a key, by means of the mechanismshown iii 12 and, 13, effects lo the com 112 (Fig. 9) passes clear of roller 113 thus permitting the spring 111. t" ck one 105 forwardly u'nloc ril and cing the cosh drawer to its open position. raft 11. (Big. is 'tOiLiQll counter cl ckwise cruising on carried thereby to restore all of the segments 4 which had he 21 moved out of zero position on the rfleviorisonera tion the machine. .icn o; the r. w

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ope; ition oi? the drivshaft 11 segments 4 are carried upwardly hy the segments 3 fixed to the shaft 11 distances as controlled loy the depressed keys which ser e to unlatch the segments 3 from the segment gears 4 when the segment gears 1 4-. have moved the desired distances. The movement of the segment gears ti is c0m municated to the indicators through the intermediate gears 5 but before the indicators" start to rotate earn 41 (Fig. 6) by operating on pitmen 38 moves the indicator screens to full screening posit-ion.

ill the shillings indicator makes one ro-' 'tction or more the cut away surface 46 of plate 4 (Figv 4i) comes-opposite the roller 4!"? on arm' lll permitting the arm tozrock downwardly away from shoulder 52 of tlie disk which is rigid with the tens of shil ling" indicator permitting this disk to 1'0- tete flier cnoiigh to set the tens of shillings characters 31, the shoulder 57 of the disk, by engagement with the shoulder 51 of arm 49 sewing to sic? the indicator in the proper position. T 1e check strip is fed forward to printing position and the platen 119 is operated, printing the check and severing the some from the remainder of the stri Cam 128 serves to rock the checkg'ripping devicelZQ into position to receive the check from the printing mechanism af- .ter which the cut away part of the cam arrives opposite the roller, the arm 123 permitting tlldspling 125 to return the check delivering device to normal position with the check extending outwardly and upwardly in convenit-znt position to be takenhy the operator. Toward the end of the operation the com. ll (Fig; 2) returns the indicator screen mechanism to normal po sition, thereby exposing the amount of the entry at the indicator sight openings.

While the form of mechanism herein shownegcd described is admirably adapted to itulfil tlie objects primarily stated it is to be mderstood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodin ient herein shown and described as it is susceptible of embodiment invarious terms all coming" Wlilllll the scope of the we which folldw. it is'claimed is: v 1 In a machine of the class described, the combination With indicators of higher end lower value, of means for differentially p'ositioning said lower value indicator, 2 (lsvice normally latching the higher value indicator and controlled by the lower value indicator, and means for moving the higher value indicator an extent determined by, said latching device f In a machine of the clessdescribed,

the comhinet-ion with indicators of higher,

endlower value of key 'controlled. mezins zor diit'erentmlly positlonmg said lower valve indicator; en are? controlled by said lowe'r meager value indicator and normally latching said lionsv for differentially positioning said lower value indicator, 0t an arm normally latching said higher value indicator, 0onncctions whereby said latching arm may be released by a movement of predetermined extent of said lower value indicator,

and nirans l'or movingsaid higher value indicator when the same has been released.

.41. In a machine of the class described, the combination with indicators of high 1' and lower value, and means for diflcrentially positioning said lower value indicator, of an element rotatable with said lower value indicato' and having: portions of differing radii, an arm nonnally latching said higher value indicator, and positioned to rest on'said rotatable. element, and a spring for moving said higher value clement, when the latching arm has released the same.

In a machine of the class described, the combination withindicators for units and tens, of a hank of keys therein, means contro led by said keys for differentially positioning said units indicator, an element movable with said positioning means and having portions of (lll'lfitlllg magnitude, a device normall v latching said tens indic: tor and positioned to engage both portions of said element, and a spring for moving said tens indicator when the same is released from said latching; device.

(3. In a machine of the described, the combination with an indicator, of means for ditl'm'entially SQll'll the indicator, a second indicator, means" controlled by said first mentioned indicator torsetting said second iiulicator when said first indicator has moved a predetermined extent, indicator screen mechanism, and means controlled by the indicator screen mechanism tor returninp: said second indicator to nlormal position. 7 i

7. in a machine of the cla s described, the combination with indicators of higher and lower value, and means for ditlerentiallypositioning said lower value indicator, de vices, controlled by said lower value indicator, formoving said higher value indicator, a screen for hath said indicators, and connections whereby said screen may reset said l'iigher value indicator to normal position. i,

8. in a machine ot the class described, the continuation with indicators of higher and lower value, of m .ans,tor ditl'erentiallv positioning said lower value indicator, an arm iu'irmallv latching said higher value indicator against inovemei'it, conncctionsfrom said lower value indicator controlling; lease of said latching arm, a spring;- for moving said higher "alue indicator, an in dioator screen, and connections from said screen for witlulrawing said higher value. indicator from indicating position and thereby tensioning said spring.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with indicators oi higher and. lower value, of key controlled means for dillerentially positioning); said lower value indicator, an indicator screen, and means for moving it, connections wncroby said 1 screen may restore said higher value indincator to concealed position, an arm normally latching said higher value indicatoi and controlled by said lower value irulicator, and a spring; connected to cause said. higher value indicator to follow said screen when said latching arm has been released.

10. In a machine of the class dcscrilmd, the combination with indicator mechanism, of means for setting the same, an indimitor screen, a manipulative device for control ling the. setting means, connections controlled by said manipulative device to more the screen partly to screening position, and

full screening position. i 11. In a machineot the class described, the combination with movable parts, of a screen for concealing said parts, a manipulative device, connections controlled by said manipulative device permitting said screen to move to a position partially concealing said movable parts. an operating: mechanism for said movable parts, and connections from said operating i'nechan'ism to move said screen first, to a position completely concealing said movable parts and, thereafter back to exhibiting}; position.

)2. To a machine of the class described, the combination with an indicator and a screen therefor. of a main operating mechanism, connections from said operating mechanism to said screen ncluding a latching arm having two projections and a flange normally engaging one oi'said projections, a nmnipnlativc d vice and connections therefrom to displace said latching arm, and a spring constructed to move said screen until the other of said projections engages said latching arm.

13. In a machine of the class described, the ccmhina'tion with an accounting mechanism, of driving mechanism therefor, a cash drawer, upivoted lever for engaging the cash drawer, a spring for actuating the lever. means for tensiouing said spring by the operation of the driving mechanism and thereafter permitting the said. spring to up erate said lever. l 1 1% In a machine of: the class described,

having movable parts, the combination with means independent of said manipulati cevice for thereafter moving the screen to its ill) main driving 16. in a machioe of 'ahooiass "fie: ibe, the con'ibmaf'ion *i1 mrlioaaors of gugiior and iower wine, oe io'wer vaiue indicai'or having; thereon a singio sei of digitsfrom O to 9 inoiusim and tho igigh e g vahz e indicate: liming; tho digit 1 thereon, means for roia'ting the lower, value imiioator game 01' aiming *figio operation of the maany desired. digit; thereon, 011a; by the iowor value iniicator fox oisplayiog the fiigii 1 of tho i vzfiior value animator dutflng the seoomi roaFEiiHl of said Eower Value; indicator,

17, 151i a machine iii-2. class desoriiaod, he co: mam wifl'z. a units indicator having; thereon a singlo off (iigics Tom Q to 9 inclusive; of a was indiozii'or-having thaweon ma digi; 1, means for motaiing the uniis indicafigor one-a 0g: twice: during a single op 'eration of aim L' mchine for iho purpose of iispiayix1g tho ciigits thereon, and means for rotating iho tens indicator to display the digit daemon during the %00nd rotziiion its indh of; the v 18. In a machine o 01:, i criood, U38 combination with an iniiiczz" lowor' mime braving horizon 22' Single dig its from 0 to 29 inclusive, of an in of higher value having" t'heroon "tho 7 1, means i romiing the indioator of lower value once or twice duriog a single operw tion of the mmzoino io; the purpose of displaying the digiis thereon, :1 spring for hating ilze indicator of higher value to 6ii5- play the digiis l 'tiizez'eon, means Baily ionizing the latter indicator, and -o. ooziirroiiing sai inching means during the 0nd yotaiion of tho indicamr or" lower value.

in a. mashine of oiass (isscrilood, the oomiainat on with & mow-bio indiomioi" having a charaotez' hereon, moans for mov shit indicator for isim purpose of dis mg; QiH-UL'HCiQI, a concealing in ms zmilcator, mechuusm controileq by onceaiingmeans for provo'nsbing mimoizhe indicator to display its cha meriba'er ii the conooaiiog eons iswithdmgirn, and means for Wwhdmw. ggimqi oono ahing moans.

52G. a, machine of o s'deooibed, ihe oombinafiion Wiiii'i on motor having soi-aa'bie inciicia thoroon, me E; for: mov- Qai indicaior the pur oosa of disthe imiicio, and concealing means fol the infiiea-toi. controlling the movement oi mid indicatoi.

in am mach'no of the oiass ciesoiibezi, iio combination with an indicator havingsuitabie iDCiiC'ifi- "iherson, of :2, spring for moving the indicaim for 511% purpose of displaying tho inciioia, and an osci latory memher so consfiructed that when moving in one direction it will 'wihdraw the inc'iicato from displaying position and when. moving in the, opposite; direction wili permit the spring to move the indicator into displaying position,

22. In a machino oithe ciasg ciescribod, the combinatiorf wiih indicating ihechanism, of concealing horofor, means for partially. opemiizig filo cozicoaiing mea'm 201 the purpose of} imiioating that; the omr- Mimi of ililfi machine is incomplete, and an operating mechanism for permit-ting rii zez:

operation of Kim conceaiing means 'zhen posiively withdraw-dug sziid concealing moons irom the inflicaiing mechanism merehy indicating the comffiete opeziiiion of the machine. v

In a machine of class fl w: the ooziibim'zion with indicatin mom nusm, of concealing; mesms 'ili'kfilefOfi, a spring for moving the cones-23mg means to a. partially operated posiiion for tho purgmso of indior ting that $319 operation of @ho x'oachine is incomplete, and an operating mom anism so constructed as permit, movo menuof who oonceaiimg mean by prmg and *then positive 17 odd concealing means for iiie soak ng the oompiote op'oraxi i v iestlmony Wheroof I m .i my signature 1n the presence of 'iCE-ZQ wibnerzsss.

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